Palms   Copernicia prunifera

Synonymy: C. cerifera Common Names: Carnauba Wax Palm Habitat: Brazil Description: A large fan palm to about 10m tall. Leaves have very long petioles. General: Grown commercially on a large scale in Brazil for carnuaba wax, which is collected from the leaves. Oddly enough, the plant is not often grown outside Brazil. Culture: Full sun, in a moist, well drained position. The seed can take up to a year to germinate.

Figure 1. A stand of mature plants.

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Figure 3. Part of a plantation.

Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figure 1,2&3)

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